Filing device.



C. A. PALNIGREN.

FILING DEVICE.

APPLlcATloN FILED MAY31.1911.

Patented June 4, 1918.

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To all 'whom it concern.' j Be it known that I, CARL A. PALMGREN,

a citizen of the United States, and a resi-.-

dent of Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Filing Devices, of which the following is a specification,

- reference being had to the accompanying drawing. i

This invention relates to filing devices of a type adapted for the open or fiat filing of lettersA or other similar papers or documents. The drawers or containers `in the cabinets in use and now being put 4upon the market for such filing in size, slight variations bein common in the size of the drawers of a single cabinet. It is one of the principal objects of my invention to provide a flexible filing device adapted to be applied either tothe sides of the various ilingcabinets already in use in lieu of the filing devices with which such cabinets were originally equipped or as the original equipment f new cabinets. To this end it is one of the objects of my invention to provide a form and arrangement of filing Y device which Shall be capable of being easily vention to improve filing devices: of thisand quickly adjusted to t cabinets of varying sizes, Athe'arrangement being such that the filing device may be rmly held in position in the drawer or slide 're ardless of any variation in the size of the caiinet from the normal. It is another object of my intype `in -sundry details hereinafter pointed out. The' preferred means by which I have accomplished my' several objects are illustrated in the drawings-and are hereinafter specifically described. That which I' believe to be new and desire to cover lbythis application isset forth' in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a longitudinafvertical section through-a drawer equipped with my improved filing device, a portion only ofthe transversely-extending ridersd being shown; Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of the form` of filing device shown in. Fig. 1, with -only two of the transversely-extendin riders shown in position and with the a justable pockets omitted;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail, being substantially a section taken on line 3,-3 of Fig. 2, but showing the device in positionl upon the side walls of a steel drawer or slide; l

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led May 31, 1917. Serial No. 171,954.

systems lvary greatly Patented die t, tat,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail, being a section taken'- on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail, being a fragmentary view showing the form of connection betweenthe side rails of my device;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-section corresponding to the showing of Fig. 4, but showing a modified form of construction.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 6 in which correas is best shown in Fig. 3. As is shown in that figure, the vertically-extending portions 13 bear against the inner faces of the side walls 16 of the drawer or slide, the horizontally-extending portions 14 ofthe rails being adapted to rest upon the upper edges of vthe side walls 16. The rails 11-12 are coilnected together at each end by means nof transversely-extending links or bars 17-'18 which are adjustably connected to each other at their inner ends. The outer ends of the bars 17-18 are provided with tongues 19 turned at ri ht angles, adapted to be inserted through loops 20 cut and pressed inward from the plates 13 ofthe rails. The links 17--18 of each of the binders are adjustably connected together in the construction.

shown by means of a tongue 21 formed-with the link or bar 17 passing through loops 22 cut and pressed frointhe face of the link i 18, asis best'shown in Figs. 5 and 6. When it is desired to attach a ling device in position upon a drawer, whenithe device is placed in position with'the rails 11-12 in propler adjustment relative to the side walls of t e drawer, the frictional engagement of the tongues 21 with the loops 22 is sueient to hold the rails in proper position. ln orlder to fix the device more rmly in position,

however, I prefer to distort the plate 18 and the tongue 21 in some manner, as by the application of a'suitable pressure device to the parts, forpreventing longitudinal -moveyment of the parts relative to each other.- In the construction of Figsn and 6, the distortion takes the form ofjsmall round proa plurality of cross-bars or riders 24 about which a strip of cloth 25 or other suitable material is looped to form pockets 26,4the pockets 26 being freely and easily adjusted to accommodate the desired amount of material thereinby reason of the cross-bars 24 being slidably mounted upon the rails 11e-12 ofthe framework of the device.

As is best shown in Figs. 2 and 3, each of the cross-bars or riders about which the cloth is looped to form the receiving pockets comprises inthe construction shown two end members 27-28 having their outer ends slidably mounted upon the rails 11-12 and having their inner end portions extend-l ing into a flattened sleeve or sheath 29. The sleeve or sheath 29 is designed toV t snugly upon the end 'members 27-28 'of the rider so that the parts are held by friction adjustably in position therein. prevent the withdrawal of the end portions or members 27-28 from the sleeve 29, each of such end members is provided with a protuberance 30 pressed from one face there-- of and extending into aslot 31 formed in the adjacent wall portion vof the sleeve 29.

In the construction shown in Fig. 7 the sleeve 29 is notlprovided with a slot 31, but

a substantially equivalent construction is provided comprising a point or ridge 32 pressed outward from the face of the wall portion of the sleeve 29 workin in a groove or ridge 33 lextending longitudinally of the end member.

By making the frame comprising the rails 11T-12 and thecross-bars or binders 17-18 adjustable to take care of variations in the size of cabinets, and by making the crossbars or riders 24 likewise adjustable so as to work properly with the adjusted frames, I

have provided a construction which can be;

sent out by a manufacturer for application to a cabinet by `an unskilled workman, being readily applicable to either a wooden cabinet or a metal cabinet 'as may be desired. So far as I am aware, I am the first in the art to provide a ling device capable of Luse readil vwith' cabinets of varying. sizes and capab e of being applied by the user Vwithout the exercise of any high degree of mechanical skill, and ymy claims are to be construed accordingly.

While I have shown my improved filing device applied to a metal drawerand com-v 'prlsmg cross-bar connections between the rails at opposite sides of the drawer, it `will be eunderstood that I do not wish to be re! stricted to that particular construction except as hereinafter specifically' claimed.

, 3. In a filing device, the

ltwo rails adapted to rest upon the sides of In' order to4 :escenas Neither do I wish to be restricted to having.

wooden drawers, for example, grooves might be formed along the inner surfaces of the.

sides of the drawer and the'rails be seein-ed to the sides along such grooves without the use of the binders comprising thebars or 'links 17-18. 1 f- What I claim as my inventionand desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. In a iiling device, the combination of two oppositely-disposed rail members, and adjustable cross-bars connecting said rail members for holding them in position upon a cabinet. A

- 2. In a'ling.device, the combination of two rails adapted to rest upon the sides of a cabinet, and adjustable cross-bars connecting the ends of said' rails and bearing against the ends of the cabinet for holding the rails in position.

combination of a cabinet and having portions adapted to extend downward along the inner faces of 'the sides, and adjustable cross-bars extending between and connecting said rails for holding them snugly in position.

4. In a ling device, the combination of two rails adapted to rest upon the sides of a cabinet, and connections between said rails comprising two members extending 1nwardly from -said rails and adjustably con-'j -nected together for holding sald rails in posi-tion.

5. In a filing device, the combination of two oppositely-disposed .rail members, and a plurality of adjustable cross-bars slidably mounted at their ends upon said rails.

6. In a filing device, the combination of two' oppositely-disposed rail members, Vand a plurality of cross-bars slidably mounted.

at their ends upon said rails, and being adjustable in. length to suit the distance at which the rails are mounted from each other.

7. In a filing device, the combination of an adjustable framework adapted to be secured in position upon a cabinet and comprising rails extending; along the s ides of the cabinet, and a plurality .of adjustable crosslbars slidably mounted at their ends upon said rails.

8,v In a' filing device, the combination of two oppositely-disposed rail members, and a plurality of cross-bars slidably' mounted at their ends upon said rails, each cross-bar comprising an intermediate sleeve and two end portions slidably mounted in said sleeve. 9.. In a filing device, the' combination of two oppositely-disposed rail members and a plurality' of cross-bars slidably mounted at L their ends upon said rails,.each of said crossbars vcomprlsing two Vendv members and 1,368,148 man means or holding said end members friotionally in adjusted position relative to each other. f

10. In a filing device, the combination. of two oppositely-disposed rail members, and a plurality of cross-bars slidably mounted' at4 their ends upon said rails, each cross-bar comprising an intermediate sleeve and two end members slidably mounted in said sleeve andheld frictionally in adjusted position therein.

11. In a filing device, the combination of two oppositely-disposed. rail members, and a plurality of cross-bars slidably mounted at their endsupon said rails, each cross-bar comprising an intermediate sleeve and two end members slidably mounted in said sleeve, means being provided for preventing the withdrawal of the end members from the sleeve. p

12. In a filing device, the combination of two oppositely-disposed rail members, and a plurality of cross-bars slidably mounted at their ends upon said rails, each cross-bar comprising an intermediate sleeve and two end members slidably mounted in said sleeve, each of said end members being held against withdrawal from the sleeve by means of a prot'uberance pressed from one face of one of the elements engaging a slot in the other element.

t CARL A. PALMGREN. 

